Yoga rope with anti-slip structures

ABSTRACT

A yoga rope with anti-slip structures includes a rope body, a first fastener assembly and at least one anti-slip structure. The rope body has a first operation end, a main portion and a second operation end orderly arranged in an extension direction. The first fastener assembly fixed to the first operation end is used for tying the main portion. The at least one anti-slip structure is attached to the rope body.

This application claims the benefit of Taiwan Patent Application Serial No. 109205111, filed Apr. 29, 2020, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a yoga rope, and more particularly to a yoga rope with anti-slip structures.

(2) Description of the Prior Art

Recently, prevalence of social sports atmosphere has driven more and more people to start cultivating themselves sports or exercise habits. However, in facing versatile sports, most new people to sports usually tend to start with a gentler indoor exercise. Among gentle indoor exercises, yoga is undoubtedly a good choice. Yoga practice is relatively static, and needs only a yoga mat that occupies only a limited space. As such, population to practice yoga is increasing.

As described above, though yoga seems easy to people, yet teaching of professional teachers is still needed to exercise correctly. Hence, before practicing at home, majority of beginners usually learn basic yoga skills from teaching in sports centers, gyms or other specific yoga classes.

Generally speaking, since yoga mats are personal items, while in attending a yoga class, students need to prepare their own yoga mats. In other words, for each yoga class, a student would need to carry his/her own yoga mat from his/her own place to the class. Generally, to bring a yoga mat conveniently, a yoga rope is usually needed for tying one or two ends of the rolled yoga mat, and the yoga mat can be carried easier.

In addition, since practicing yoga includes an extension move, so the yoga rope, besides of a tying purpose, can be used to help the extension practice. However, for the yoga rope is generally woven from fibers, thus it can only provide a limited anti-slip performance. Such a formation of the yoga mat may be all right to provide sufficient frictions for tying the yoga mat, but is definitely yet to assist a yoga extension movement for insufficient anti-slipping thereof would unable to provide safety holding with hands. As a result, with insufficient holding between the yoga rope and user's hands, a rope-slipping accident may harm the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view that the conventional yoga rope cannot provide sufficient anti-slip capability for assisting yoga practice, possible slipping off may be met while the yoga rope is used for extension movements. To avoid unexpected hurts therefrom, accordingly it is an object of the present invention to provide a yoga rope with anti-slip structures.

In this invention, a yoga rope with anti-slip structures includes a rope body, a first fastener assembly and at least one anti-slip structure. The rope body has a first operation end, a main portion and a second operation end orderly arranged in an extension direction. The first fastener assembly fixed to the first operation end is used for tying the main portion. The at least one anti-slip structure is attached to the rope body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the at least one anti-slip structure is formed as at least one of a text graphics and a geometric shape.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first fastener assembly includes two buckle rings.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the rope body has a first surface and a second surface, opposite to each other, both the first surface and the second surface extend throughout the first operation end, the main portion and the second operation end, and the at least one anti-slip structure is disposed to at least one of the first surface and the second surface. Preferably, the first surface includes a plurality of anti-slip sections and a plurality of interval sections, the plurality of anti-slip sections and the plurality of interval sections are arranged in an alternating manner, and the at least one anti-slip structure is attached to the plurality of anti-slip sections of the rope body.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the yoga rope with anti-slip structures further includes a second fastener assembly fixed to the second operation end for tying the main portion.

As stated, the present invention provides the anti-slip structures to the rope body so as to promote effectively the anti-slip performance of the rope body, and thus the engagement stability while the yoga rope is used for fixing the yoga mat or for assisting an extension movement can be enhanced.

All these objects are achieved by the method and the yoga rope with anti-slip structures described below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will now be specified with reference to its preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention;

FIG. 2 demonstrates schematically that the yoga rope of FIG. 1 is used in an extension move;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a third embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention;

FIG. 6 demonstrates schematically that one operation end of the yoga rope of FIG. 5 is introduced to tie a rolled yoga mat; and

FIG. 7 demonstrates schematically that both operation ends of the yoga rope of FIG. 5 are applied to tie the rolled yoga mat.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The invention disclosed herein is directed to a yoga rope with anti-slip structures. In the following description, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art that variations of these specific details are possible while still achieving the results of the present invention. In other instance, well-known components are not described in detail in order not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention is shown. In this embodiment, a yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 includes a rope body 1, a first fastener assembly 2 and a plurality of anti-slip structures 3 (only one labeled in the figure).

The rope body 1 has a first operation end 11, a main portion 12 and a second operation end 13, arranged orderly in an extension direction D1. The rope body 1 has two opposite surfaces; a first surface 14 and a second surface 15. Both the first surface 14 and the second surface 15 are extended across the first operation end 11, the main portion 12 and the second operation end 13. In this embodiment, the rope body 1 can be woven from cotton or polyester fibers.

The first fastener assembly 2 includes two buckle rings 21, 22 connected individually with the first operation end 11. In this embodiment, the two buckle rings 21, 22 are both metallic D-type buckle rings. In addition, the first operation end 11 is extended and then bent back to fix onto itself via forming a circle to connect each of the two buckle rings 21, 22, such that the two buckle rings 21, 22 can be individually connected fixedly with the first operation end 11. In a practical usage, the second operation end 13 can be introduced to penetrate through the two buckle rings 21, 22, then turn back to cross over one of the two buckle rings 21, 22, and penetrate again through another one thereof, such that the main portion 12 can be fixed to the first operation end 11, and a hole formed by the main portion 12 and the first operation end 11 can be used for tying the yoga mat.

The plurality of anti-slip structures 3 are attached to the first surface 14 of the rope body 1 in a predetermined array distribution throughout the main portion 12 and the second operation end 13. In this embodiment, the anti-slip structures 3 can be made of a polymer material such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone or rubber. In addition, though the anti-slip structures 3 in this embodiment are formed by plural independent structures, each of which can be formed as, but not limited to, a round node. In some other embodiments, the anti-slip structure 3 can be formed to have a geometric rectangular profile, as a text graphics, or to any the like.

Based on the aforesaid descriptions, the anti-slip structures 3 are attached onto the first surface 14 of the rope body 1 throughout the main portion 12 and the second operation end 13. Thus, when the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 is introduced to tie the yoga mat (not shown in the figure, equivalent to the yoga mat 300 of FIG. 6), the first surface 14 of the rope body 1 is applied as the inner surface to be attached back onto itself while in bending the rope body 1, such that the main portion 12 can be firmly fixed onto the yoga mat via friction forcing existing between the anti-slip structures 3 and the yoga mat.

Referring to FIG. 2, it demonstrates schematically that the yoga rope 100 of FIG. 1 is used in an extension move. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, while the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 is applied in an extension move, since the main portion 12 and the second operation end 13 are attached with the anti-slip structures 3, two hands 200 of the user (only one labeled in the figure) are applied to hold the main portion 12 and the second operation end 13, respectively, such that holding stability can be improved by the friction through contacting the anti-slip structures 3. In this embodiment, the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 of this embodiment is attached with the anti-slip structures 3 only at the main portion 12 and the second operation end 13, and the first operation end 11 is furnished with the first fastener assembly 2. Thus, when both the hand 200 hold the first operation end 11 and the second operation end 13, respectively, besides the holding stability can be improved through the involvement of the anti-slip structures 3 at the second operation end 13, hand slipping can be avoided by firmly holding the first fastener assembly 2.

Refer now to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, where FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention. As shown, the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 a includes a rope body 1 a, a first fastener assembly 2 a and a plurality of anti-slip structures 3 a (only one labeled in the figure). In this embodiment, structuring of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 a is similar to that of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 of the first embodiment. The rope body 1 a has a first operation end 11 a, a main portion 12 a and a second operation end 13 a, orderly arranged in an extension direction D1 a. Similarly, the first fastener assembly 2 a includes two buckle rings 21 a, 22 a furnished to the first operation end 11 a, and the rope body 1 a has a first surface 14 a and a second surface (not shown in the figure), opposite to each other.

Based on the aforesaid descriptions, a major difference between the rope body 1 a and the rope body 1 is that the first surface 14 a of the rope body 1 a includes a plurality of anti-slip sections 141 a (only one labeled in the figure) and a plurality of interval sections 142 a (only one labeled in the figure), in which the anti-slip sections 141 a and the interval sections 142 are arranged in an alternating manner, and the anti-slip structures 3 a are only provided to the anti-slip sections 141 a. In this embodiment, since only the anti-slip sections 141 a of the yoga rope 100 a are attached with anti-slip structures 3 a, thus, in comparison to the first embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100, the arrangement of the anti-slip structures 3 a over the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 a can effectively reduce the manufacturing cost.

Refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, where FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a third embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 b includes a rope body 1 b, a first fastener assembly 2 b and a plurality of anti-slip structures 3 b (only one labeled in the figure). In this embodiment, structuring of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 b is similar to that of the aforesaid yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 in the first embodiment. The rope body 1 b has a first operation end 11 b, a main portion 12 b and a second operation end 13 b, orderly arranged in an extension direction D1 b. Similarly, the first fastener assembly 2 b includes two buckle rings 21 b, 22 b disposed at the first operation end 11 b; and, the rope body 1 b has two opposing surfaces, a first surface 14 b and a second surface (not shown in the figure).

In this embodiment, a specific mesh-point arrangement is applied for the anti-slip structures 3 b to distribute over the first surface 14 b, and each of the anti-slip structures 3 b is formed as a text graphics consisted of an “s”, and “p” and a “d”, such that, besides of an anti-slip performance, the anti-slip structure 3 b can serve as a commercial purpose through the text graphics.

Refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, where FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the yoga rope with anti-slip structures in accordance with this invention. In the fourth embodiment as shown in FIG. 5, the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 c includes a rope body 1 c, a first fastener assembly 2 c, a second fastener assembly 3 c and a plurality of anti-slip structures 4 c (only one labeled in the figure).

The rope body 1 c has a first operation end 11 c, a main portion 12 c and a second operation end 13 c, orderly arranged in an extension direction (though not labeled in the figure, but as a direction from the first operation end 11 c to the second operation end 13 c). In addition, the rope body 1 c has two opposing surfaces, a first surface 14 c and a second surface 15 c. Both the first surface 14 c and the second surface 15 c are extended throughout the first operation end 11 c, the main portion 12 c and the second operation end 13 c.

The first fastener assembly 2 c includes two buckle rings 21 c, 22 c fixed independently to the same first operation end 11 c. Similarly, the second fastener assembly 3 c includes two buckle rings 31 c, 32 c fixed independently to the same second operation end 13 c. In this embodiment, each of the first fastener assembly 2 c and the second fastener assembly 3 c are connected correspondingly with the main portion 12 c according to a connection manner the same as that engaging the second operation end 13 and the first operation end 11 described in the aforesaid first embodiment. It shall be specifically explained that, since the rope body 1 of the first embodiment is provided with only one fastener assembly (i.e., the first fastener assembly 2 furnished to the first operation end 11, the second operation end 13 is provided to the first fastener assembly 2 in a detachable manner. However, in this embodiment, for the first operation end 11 c and the second operation end 13 c are provided to the first fastener assembly 2 c and the second fastener assembly 3 c, respectively, and also for the first fastener assembly 2 c and the second fastener assembly 3 c have been connected with the main portion 12 c in advance, thus a tightening structure that enables the main portion 12 c to connect the first fastener assembly 2 c or the second fastener assembly 3 c in an arbitrarily tightness can be formed. In particular, the anti-slip structures 4 c are attached to the first surface 14 c of the rope body 1 c.

Based on the aforesaid descriptions, practically, before rings are separately applied to engage the first fastener assembly 2 c and the second fastener assembly 3 c respectively to the first operation end 11 c and the second operation end 13 c of the rope body 1 c, the main portion 12 c forms respective a fastening structure with each of the first fastener assembly 2 c and the second fastener assembly 3 c firstly, and then the first operation end 11 c and the second operation end 13 c are connected to the first fastener assembly 2 c and the second fastener assembly 3 c, respectively, via the rings.

Refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, where FIG. 6 demonstrates schematically that one operation end of the yoga rope of FIG. 5 is introduced to tie a rolled yoga mat, and FIG. 7 demonstrates schematically that both operation ends of the yoga rope of FIG. 5 are applied to tie the rolled yoga mat.

As shown from FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, while in use, the tightening structure formed by the first operation end 11 c and the main portion 12 c is applied to tie fixedly one end of the rolled yoga mat 300, and then another tightening structure formed by the second operation end 13 c and the main portion 12 c is applied to tie fixedly another end of the yoga mat 300. In this embodiment, since the anti-slip structures 4 c are attached to the first surface 14 c only (i.e., the inner surfaces of the tightening structures), thus, when the tightening structures tie fixedly the yoga mat 300, contacts between the anti-slip structure 4 c and yoga mat 300 further enhance the engagement stability in between. In addition, when the yoga rope with anti-slip structures 100 c of FIG. 5 is not used to fix the yoga mat 300 of FIG. 6, the tightening structures formed at the first operation end 11 c and the second operation end 13 of the main portion 12 c can be held for proceeding an extension movement.

In summary, in comparison with the conventional yoga rope who is provided with limited anti-slip capability, the present invention provides the anti-slip structures to the rope body so as to promote effectively the anti-slip performance of the rope body, and thus the engagement stability while the yoga rope is used for fixing the yoga mat or for assisting an extension movement can be enhanced.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 

1. A yoga rope, comprising: a rope body, having a first operation end, a main portion and a second operation end arranged in an extension direction, also having a surface extending throughout the first operation end, the main portion and the second operation end, the surface being divided into a plurality of anti-slip sections and a plurality of interval sections arranged in an alternating manner; a first fastener assembly, fixed to the first operation end, used for tying the main portion; and at least one anti-slip structure, attached to each of the plurality of anti-slip sections of the rope body.
 2. The yoga rope of claim 1, wherein the at least one anti-slip structure is formed as at least one of a text graphics and a geometric shape.
 3. The yoga rope of claim 1, wherein the first fastener assembly includes two buckle rings.
 4. (canceled)
 5. (canceled)
 6. The yoga rope of claim 1, further including a second fastener assembly fixed to the second operation end for tying the main portion.
 7. The yoga rope of claim 1, wherein the rope body is woven from cotton or polyester fibers, and the at least one anti-slip structure is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone, or rubber. 